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US Rock Band Tour Coach Falls From Viaduct
US Rock Band Tour Coach Falls From Viaduct
bb1 Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:00 pm
http://news.sky.com/story/972859/coach-falls-from-viaduct-rock-band-on-board
Coach Falls From Viaduct: Rock Band On Board
Nine people were on board the tour bus near Bath when it careered down a hill and straight off a viaduct, plunging 30ft.
Two people trapped after a coach fell 30ft (10 metres) from a viaduct in Bath have been rescued by emergency services.
An Avon Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "A coach has left the road close to Limpley Stoke Bridge and fallen around 30ft.
"It is understood there were nine people on board the coach, two of whom were trapped."
The fire service said those trapped were released using hydraulic cutting equipment.
Witnesses told Sky News the passengers were members of US rock band Baroness and the driver was German.
The band, which comes from Savannah, Georgia, was touring Britain and Europe when the incident occurred.
They played a gig in Bristol last night, and were travelling to another gig in Southampton at the time of the crash.
The band’s line-up consists of musicians John Baizley, Peter Adams, Matt Maggioni and Allen Blickle.
Members of the US rock band Baroness were aboard the coach
All nine people on the single-decker coach were taken to hospital, according to the Great Western Ambulance Service. None of their injuries were thought to be life-threatening.
The road was closed at the junction of Brassknocker Hill, a steep road to the southeast of Bath, and the A36 following the incident.
"For reasons that are not yet known, the coach failed to stop at the bottom of Brassknocker Hill, travelled across the A46 and left the road, dropping around 30ft below, coming to rest near a canal," a fire service spokesman said.
Sky News correspondent Isabel Webster, reporting from the scene, said: "It has been a huge emergency service operation here.
"At one point there were 10 fire and rescue appliances at the scene with winches, ropes and cutting equipment, the type of equipment more often seen at motorway accidents.
"The recovery services will now have to work to try to recover the vehicle."
Police appealed for witnesses and urged anyone with information to call police on 101.
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It's amazing that everyone is more-or-less unscathed; from the comments on the story, the coach came down a notoriously dangerous hill.
Coach Falls From Viaduct: Rock Band On Board
Nine people were on board the tour bus near Bath when it careered down a hill and straight off a viaduct, plunging 30ft.
Two people trapped after a coach fell 30ft (10 metres) from a viaduct in Bath have been rescued by emergency services.
An Avon Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "A coach has left the road close to Limpley Stoke Bridge and fallen around 30ft.
"It is understood there were nine people on board the coach, two of whom were trapped."
The fire service said those trapped were released using hydraulic cutting equipment.
Witnesses told Sky News the passengers were members of US rock band Baroness and the driver was German.
The band, which comes from Savannah, Georgia, was touring Britain and Europe when the incident occurred.
They played a gig in Bristol last night, and were travelling to another gig in Southampton at the time of the crash.
The band’s line-up consists of musicians John Baizley, Peter Adams, Matt Maggioni and Allen Blickle.
Members of the US rock band Baroness were aboard the coach
All nine people on the single-decker coach were taken to hospital, according to the Great Western Ambulance Service. None of their injuries were thought to be life-threatening.
The road was closed at the junction of Brassknocker Hill, a steep road to the southeast of Bath, and the A36 following the incident.
"For reasons that are not yet known, the coach failed to stop at the bottom of Brassknocker Hill, travelled across the A46 and left the road, dropping around 30ft below, coming to rest near a canal," a fire service spokesman said.
Sky News correspondent Isabel Webster, reporting from the scene, said: "It has been a huge emergency service operation here.
"At one point there were 10 fire and rescue appliances at the scene with winches, ropes and cutting equipment, the type of equipment more often seen at motorway accidents.
"The recovery services will now have to work to try to recover the vehicle."
Police appealed for witnesses and urged anyone with information to call police on 101.
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It's amazing that everyone is more-or-less unscathed; from the comments on the story, the coach came down a notoriously dangerous hill.
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Re: US Rock Band Tour Coach Falls From Viaduct
bb1 Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:51 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroness_(band)
Baroness is a band from Savannah, Georgia whose members grew up together in Lexington, Virginia.[1] They combine elements of sludge metal, progressive metal and punk.
Baroness is a band from Savannah, Georgia whose members grew up together in Lexington, Virginia.[1] They combine elements of sludge metal, progressive metal and punk.
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